Consumers, China & COP29

Consumers look ready to deck the halls with abandon this holiday season, Jackie reports. Their incomes are up, gas prices are down, and Home Depot says consumers are spending freely when they can do so without using credit. … Also: China’s long ailing real estate market appears to have perked up in October after the government’s injections of targeted stimulus programs. … And: Funding for green technologies has dropped off precipitously this year, with money gravitating toward all things AI related. But some promising new technologies to help the environment are in the works.